The cost of fighting wildfires has grown in the last three decades. So have the overall losses, especially because of the California fires in the last two years.
SOURCE: The National Interagency Fire Center and the National Catastrophe Service
Original historical values from the 2019 project.
| Year | Series | Value | Units | Original notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 499787000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $499,787,000 Overall wildfire losses: $31,830,000 Number of fires: 48,949 Acres burned: 1,827,310 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1990 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 397952000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $397,952,000 Overall wildfire losses: $965,870,000 Number of fires: 66,481 Acres burned: 4,621,621 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1991 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 206120000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $206,120,000 Overall wildfire losses: $4,553,260,000 Number of fires: 75,754 Acres burned: 2,953,578 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1992 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 377466000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $377,466,000 Overall wildfire losses: $475,210,000 Number of fires: 87,394 Acres burned: 2,069,929 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1993 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 240436000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $240,436,000 Overall wildfire losses: $1,713,300,000 Number of fires: 58,810 Acres burned: 1,797,574 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1994 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 918335000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $918,335,000 Overall wildfire losses: $231,060,000 Number of fires: 79,107 Acres burned: 4,073,579 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1995 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 477126000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $477,126,000 Overall wildfire losses: $62,730,000 Number of fires: 82,234 Acres burned: 1,840,546 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1996 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 701183000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $701,183,000 Overall wildfire losses: $203,090,000 Number of fires: 96,363 Acres burned: 6,065,998 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1997 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 284148000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $284,148,000 Overall wildfire losses: $22,140,000 Number of fires: 66,196 Acres burned: 2,856,959 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1998 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 416704000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $416,704,000 Overall wildfire losses: $776,710,000 Number of fires: 81,043 Acres burned: 1,329,704 Structures lost: N/A |
| 1999 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 515516000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $515,516,000 Overall wildfire losses: $235,780,000 Number of fires: 92,487 Acres burned: 5,626,093 Structures lost: N/A |
| 2000 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1410802000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,410,802,000 Overall wildfire losses: $1,356,000,000 Number of fires: 92,250 Acres burned: 7,393,493 Structures lost: 1,711 |
| 2001 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 952696000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $952,696,000 Overall wildfire losses: $94,120,000 Number of fires: 84,079 Acres burned: 3,570,911 Structures lost: 806 |
| 2002 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1674040000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,674,040,000 Overall wildfire losses: $279,320,000 Number of fires: 73,457 Acres burned: 7,184,712 Structures lost: 2,818 |
| 2003 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1327138000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,327,138,000 Overall wildfire losses: $4,682,590,000 Number of fires: 63,629 Acres burned: 3,960,842 Structures lost: 5,775 |
| 2004 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1007244000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,007,244,000 Overall wildfire losses: $14,790,000 Number of fires: 65,461 Acres burned: 8,097,880 Structures lost: 1,179 |
| 2005 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 818954000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $818,954,000 Overall wildfire losses: $148730000 Number of fires: 66,753 Acres burned: 8,689,389 Structures lost: 1,056 |
| 2006 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1704477000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,704,477,000 Overall wildfire losses: $881,510,000 Number of fires: 96,385 Acres burned: 9,873,745 Structures lost: 2,331 |
| 2007 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1620145000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,620,145,000 Overall wildfire losses: $3,931,410,000 Number of fires: 85,705 Acres burned: 9,328,045 Structures lost: 5,246 |
| 2008 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1585856000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,585,856,000 Overall wildfire losses: $2,432,100,000 Number of fires: 78,979 Acres burned: 5,292,468 Structures lost: 3,956 |
| 2009 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 920529000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $920,529,000 Overall wildfire losses: $313,060,000 Number of fires: 78,792 Acres burned: 5,921,786 Structures lost: 1,899 |
| 2010 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 809499000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $809,499,000 Overall wildfire losses: $357,470,000 Number of fires: 71,971 Acres burned: 3,422,724 Structures lost: 788 |
| 2011 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1374525000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,374,525,000 Overall wildfire losses: $1,832,930,000 Number of fires: 74,126 Acres burned: 8,711,367 Structures lost: 5,246 |
| 2012 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1902446000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,902,446,000 Overall wildfire losses: $1,146,640,000 Number of fires: 67,774 Acres burned: 9,326,238 Structures lost: 4,244 |
| 2013 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1740934000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,740,934,000 Overall wildfire losses: $707,090,000 Number of fires: 47,579 Acres burned: 4,319,546 Structures lost: 2,135 |
| 2014 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1522149000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,522,149,000 Overall wildfire losses: $182,230,000 Number of fires: 63,312 Acres burned: 3,595,613 Structures lost: 1,953 |
| 2015 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 2130543000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $2,130,543,000 Overall wildfire losses: $2,251,440,000 Number of fires: 68,151 Acres burned: 10,125,149 Structures lost: 4,637 |
| 2016 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 1975545000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $1,975,545,000 Overall wildfire losses: $1,656,560,000 Number of fires: 67,743 Acres burned: 5,509,995 Structures lost: 4,312 |
| 2017 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 2918165000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $2,918,165,000 Overall wildfire losses: $19,655,020,000 Number of fires: 71,499 Acres burned: 10,026,086 Structures lost: 12,242 |
| 2018 | Federal Suppresion Costs | 3143256000 | US dollars | Supression cost: $3,143,256,000 Overall wildfire losses: $23,790,260,000 Number of fires: 58,083 Acres burned: 8,767,492 Structures lost: 25,790 |
| 1989 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 31830000 | US dollars | |
| 1990 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 965870000 | US dollars | |
| 1991 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 4553260000 | US dollars | |
| 1992 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 475210000 | US dollars | |
| 1993 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 1713300000 | US dollars | |
| 1994 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 231060000 | US dollars | |
| 1995 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 62730000 | US dollars | |
| 1996 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 203090000 | US dollars | |
| 1997 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 22140000 | US dollars | |
| 1998 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 776710000 | US dollars | |
| 1999 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 235780000 | US dollars | |
| 2000 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 1356000000 | US dollars | |
| 2001 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 94120000 | US dollars | |
| 2002 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 279320000 | US dollars | |
| 2003 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 4682590000 | US dollars | |
| 2004 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 14790000 | US dollars | |
| 2005 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 148730000 | US dollars | |
| 2006 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 881510000 | US dollars | |
| 2007 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 3931410000 | US dollars | |
| 2008 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 2432100000 | US dollars | |
| 2009 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 313060000 | US dollars | |
| 2010 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 357470000 | US dollars | |
| 2011 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 1832930000 | US dollars | |
| 2012 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 1146640000 | US dollars | |
| 2013 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 707090000 | US dollars | |
| 2014 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 182230000 | US dollars | |
| 2015 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 2251440000 | US dollars | |
| 2016 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 1656560000 | US dollars | |
| 2017 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 19655020000 | US dollars | |
| 2018 | Overall Wildfire Losses | 23790260000 | US dollars |